Yob steals vital protective equipment from patient transport ambulance amid coronavirus crisis The brazen criminal broke into the ambulance overnight in Kirkby, Merseyside The driver’s window was shattered and goods such as face masks were looted The items were essential for NHS workers on the front line battling coronavirus By James Gant For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says government could buy stake in struggling UK airlines after collapse in demand amid coronavirus crisis It’s ‘important to save companies that should survive in normal times’ says MP Transport secretary Grant Shapps says ‘everything’s on the table’ to save firms Rishi Sunak says he will not create specific support package … Read more
Tube journeys fall 70% while trips on buses are down 40% as Britons work from home and avoid public transport during coronavirus outbreak Journeys on the Underground have fallen by 70 per cent on this time last year London commuters are also avoiding the bus, with 40 per cent fewer passengers The Government advised only … Read more
Coffins of coronavirus victims were whisked away on a fleet of army trucks last night after a cemetery in northern Italy was overwhelmed by the death toll. The column of army trucks brought the dead out of Bergamo on Wednesday night in what Italians have called ‘one of the saddest photos in the history of … Read more
The grieving widow of a man killed on a smart motorway has today blasted the Transport Secretary’s ‘offensive’ safety plans to improve the controversial roads. An 18-point safety plan was announced today to keep the roads running across the UK despite 38 deaths in five years. Jason Mercer was killed just 15 minutes after saying goodbye … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
The Duchess of Cornwall joked she was ‘self-isolating’ during a visit to the Transport Museum this afternoon in an apparent quip on the coronavirus. Prince Charles, 71, and Camilla, 72, did not let the weather dampen their spirits as they took an eco-friendly double-decker bus to the Transport Museum in London this afternoon. The royals … Read more
‘Alarming’ crime rise on Britain’s public transport with knife and weapon-related incidents up by nearly half in just three years Incidents involving weapons on public transport up by almost half in three years British Transport Police recorded 5,000 cases of offensive weapons since 2017 It comes as Britain’s knife crime epidemic has officially reached a … Read more
British ambitions of becoming a global economic power after Brexit suffered a major blow yesterday after a court ruling suggested future airports, motorway and energy projects could all be blocked to prevent global warming. The Court of Appeal ruled that the £14 billion expansion of Heathrow airport was illegal – because the Government failed to … Read more